Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-18
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest m q
Condensed Form.


Briedwell, Yamhill county, with ). w.
Briedwell as postmaster.
Mrs louisa Cambridge was exam
med in the County Court OF Multno
nah county and declared insane.
AT Prinevile F. s. Currin was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment IN
the pententiary for grand larceny.
FAY Coon, who with one Highly stole
a span of horses OF Mr.. Stowell, OF Eu
gene has been arrested in San Fran
cisco.
A number of engineers in Astoria
are preparing to organize branch OF
the National Marine Engineers Asso-
citation.
w. G.. Todd was tried at Prineville
for the killing OF ]. N. Brackett. The
Jury returned verdict OF man
slaughter.
Charles Erickson, a stonemasOn, lost
his life by the falling Of the CRIB work
at the railway bridge under construc-
ton in North Portland.
It is now estimated that there will
he upward OF 200 acres OF new orchards
planted at Ashland this fall and next
spring. The planters are waiting Tor
rain as it is too dry to do anything
yet.
The railroad company have with
drawn the sale of all their town lots
south of the depot, at Ashland. Thi-
actually withdraws about 40 acres OF
land. 1t is supposed hey need it for
railroad purposes, as this is to be the
end of the Shasta division.
At Robert Hally's place, near Salem.
singular accident occurred. His
sheep we're probably stampeded by
coyote, and ran into II ditch with water
in it, and twenty-five were piled up
dead, either smothered or drowned.
They were valuable merinos.
1t is reported that number OF
drunken fishermen made raid ON
some Chinese in their quarters at Va
quina city, drove them out and threw
out their furniture. The Cinnamon
fred at them, hitting one OF the as
saulters in the back, not hurting him
seriously.
Frank Hanna was drowned opposite
Ash street wharf, Portland, from the
steamer Ruster. A small skif at
tached to the steamer got loose, and
Hanna and another man attempted to
Jump into boat for the purpose OF
pulling to and securing the skiff
Hanna lost his balance and sank with
out struggle.
Multnomah county, in which the
City Of Portland is situated. is very
much the smallest county in the State.
The value of agricultural land is act
down at $3,5S7, 545 city lots, 49,
737 $50; improvements, $3.50 125 /;
merchandise, S4,262 060; mortgages,
notes, etc, S2,028,4l0. The value of
horses, cattle, ETC., added to this makes
the gross value of all property $27,.
123,7S0 The indebtedn and prop
erty exempt from taxation is $685.
$50, making the total value Of taxable
property $40, 456, 245.
The Superintendent OF the Insane
Asylum at Salem was sinking well
for the convenience Of that institution
When about completed a most remark
able change in the character of the
water took place. Clouds of vapor
were seen to Use from the mouth OF
the well, and investigation showed that
the well contained twenty-five feet OF
water, almost boiling hot, and its tenn
perature has not changed. The pro,
jectors of the we'll are much disturbed
over the transformation, and fear that
the water may not return to its former
condition of GOODNESS.
Senator D olph telegraphs from Wash
ington to State Senator J. H. D. Gray,
of Astoria, that he learns that the Sec
rotary OF War declines to suspend the
order for the abandonment of Fort
Candy. When Gen. w. 7. Sherman
was en- route to Portland from San
Francisco, rfter the G. A. r. Encamp
ment last year, he came on the deck OF
the steamer expressly to see Fort
Candy. "If that point was properly
fortified" he said to those standing
around him, pointing to the lowering
point OF land, ait could he made the
strongest position in the United States. "
Arthur Clough was killed almost in.
stantly by falling from the roof of the
new schOJlhOuse at Tacoma